Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-04-06

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having given her word that he shou {
not be left behind, she there and ther
arranged plan of action with Larry
On the last night the pay was "Ham.
let, p" which was finished by 1890. THAI
evening phi" was CONSPICUOUS by hi:
absence. Everybody was astonished
but Miss We're, Larry and the manager
FItz Edmund, who played Hamlet
said he thought it strange that Pilu.
quesne had not turned up to say ''Good
bye."
The manager replied IN. Piluquesne
Is a gentleman, and knows what he is
about.r
Ihe performance was over altogether
about IL. The carts were waiting at
the door, and Larry and the men were
occupied in packing the properties and
wardrobe for the next town, when
Lieutenant Carte, a grim, lanky officer,
Who had charge of the depot that night,
came down with file of men and de-
manded to know in the most peremptory
manner what had become of Pilu
quesne.
"Diyil a wan of Inc knows,n replied
Larry. "Afther al! I done for him he
might have been afther lukkin' round
10 give wan leg up the last night; but
It's just the way with them ungrateful
thieves of foreigners. Bad luck to them;
they re all alike, every mothers son of
'em."
While the subject was being thus
hotly discussed between the lieutenant
and Larry, Ophelia's coffin was brought
out and carefully deposited on the cart
beside Yorick's skull, the pickax, the
spade and the shrouding sheet, &c.
''That'sa rum rig out to travel with, -
growled the lieutenant.
"Why, shure, captain,'' said Larry.
you wouldn't have us 90 borrowing
the blessed paraphernalia in every town
We 20 to. Suppose, now, the mistress
happened to be stretched out wild her
toes turned upward, what would you
think If we were TO cone and AK your
honor's butler for the loan of coffin. s"
"None of your lip, you impudent,
bog trotting paddy" roared the enraged
officer as he ordered his men to the
Right about face; quick march,"
As the gallant lieutenant turned the
corner had he been able to look two
ways at once, he might have seen tile
property man executing an Assyr.an
hiero2lyph in the rear. Perhaps it was
Just as well that he didn't witness that
interesting performance.
Half an hour later Larry made a start
for Derby. When they were well out
of town he looked round to see that he
was unobseryed. Then he undid the
Of n Drhn sn-c in l,a
moonlight lay poor PiluqueSne, sleeping
like 1.-THE baby of GIRL" and smiling
in his sleep.
"Ahar' Mishter Longlegs," cried
Larry, You can lock the stable door
now that the horse has bolted, but
you're not so cute as you think you are,
for all YOU wear an epaulette on the one
shoulder of you that's up to your ear"
Day was breaking when they got to
Derby: but unseen and unsuspected
Larry oontrived to smuggle his precious
charge into the theater, where ''the boys
and giris'' kept him concealed for
week or two, till they had clubbed
enough money to enable them to send
him 10 London by mail, having pre-
viously squared the guard and
driver.
Now, of course, all things being
smooth and the coast clear, Poor Pip
ought to have got safely TO London,
from London to France, and to ''have
lived happy ever after' with his
mother, or TO have become an admiral
or post captain at least; but unfortu-
nately fact and fate refuse TO be
squared by fiction, however guards
and drivers of mail coaches may be.
A distinguished authoress, referring
to little book of mine recently pub
Iished, said 10 me at the Haymarket the
other night the night of the Bancrofts'
farewell,
"You shouln't have made that young
fellow die. declare it makes me quite
unhappy to think of his lying out there
in the snow on her grave"
Whereupon | replied: my dear
madam, didn't make him die-he did
die.'' So Poor Pil''-hut am antici-
pating.
lie had soft pleasant ways, and be-
guiled the time by making little toys for
the ladies, with whom he was an espe-
cial pet, and by assisting Larry, who
became more and more attached to him.
The poor lad had been ailing a long
time-was consumplye, and racked
with torturing and suffocating cough.
The night before his departure-Miss
We're and the girls had prepared an ONE
lette with sweet herbs and some chicken
broth, while the manager and the boys
brought him a posSet made with whey
and white wine.
The girls tucked him up in his COM
fortably-improvised bed in the green
room. kissed him, and bade him good
night.
The lads remained to cheer him up;
some of them even talked of running
over to see him at his home III Nor
mandy.
He frightened up wonderfully, sang
them 81 Amour, LiAmour," and talk
ed hopefully of his journey ON the NOR
row.
Larry was the last to leave him.
"Embrassez-moi, mon cher Larrie!"
said "Poor Pill"
The Irishman understood him well
enough then, and he gently gathered
hlm up in his strong arms and kissed
him; then honest Larry broke down.
'Don't you cry for me; mon cher
Larrie," said the boy. II shall soon be
strong enough when get home, AMI
you will come and see me in a Baile
France some day will you nots''
"Some day." said Larry; "yes, some
day; but there, there, go to sleep, jewel
go to sleep, avick! or you'll never be
/ able to get up Tomorrow"
AT last he did fall plaeidly 70 sleep,
ard La rY left him to make the prepa
rations fqr the journey.
When they came at dayhreak to see
him off, "Foor Pip had taken much
longer Journey than they had anticipa-
ted. 1t was lovely morning in the
young spring and the young birds out
side made alive the dismal place with
music. The sun shone through the
window on the bed. The fair young
face was bright and smiling. One drop
of blood had trickled down the side OF
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